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What was one of the significant provisions of the 1917 immigration law?
What was one of the significant provisions of the 1917 immigration law?
- Expansion of immigration visas for Chinese citizens
- Exclusion of all Asian immigrants
- Reduction of the tax paid by new immigrants
- Implementation of a literacy test for immigrants over 16 years old (correct)
Which group of immigrants were excluded from entry under the 1917 Act?
Which group of immigrants were excluded from entry under the 1917 Act?
- European immigrants
- African immigrants
- Immigrants born in the Asiatic Barred Zone (correct)
- Latin American immigrants
What was the impact of the Gentlemen's Agreement on Japanese immigration to the United States?
What was the impact of the Gentlemen's Agreement on Japanese immigration to the United States?
- It led to the complete ban of Japanese immigrants
- It voluntarily limited Japanese immigration to the United States (correct)
- It had no impact on Japanese immigration to the United States
- It increased Japanese immigration to the United States